The history of the province
can be traced to the Spring and Autumn period
more than 2,500 years ago. The Yangtze River
and Huai River run through the province.
North of the province is plain, while in
the south is mountainous and hilly. Climate
varies greatly between the north and the
south. Annual
rainfall ranges from 750 millimetres to
1,700 millimetres. The province boasts major
source of coal, ore, and copper ore. The
main industries are metal making, power,
machine engineering, petrochemical, electronics,
textiles, food and papermaking. While the
major farm produce includes rice, wheat,
vegetable oil crops, tea, jute, silkworm,
tea, and tobacco. Transportation is very
convenient, and it is easy of access to
any part of China via air, railway, and
expressways. Prime tourist attractions include
the picturesque Mount Huangshan, Mount Jiuhua,
Shouxian County and Hongcun and Xidi villages.
The special locally made products are Xuan
paper, ink, ink stone, and Chinese paintbrush.